Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2025 SC79, a skyscraper-sized space rock orbiting the sun in just 128 days. the ...

Hiding in the blinding glare of our own Sun, astronomers have spotted a new cosmic speedster. The asteroid, called 2025 SC79, ...

If such ‘twilight’ asteroids approach Earth, "they could pose serious impact hazards," warned the astronomer behind the ...

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...

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An asteroid the size of a commercial airplane will skim past our planet on Wednesday, September 3. Asteroid 2025 QD8 has no chance of hitting Earth, but its brief proximity will allow scientists (and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: image by Gianluca Masi, The Virtual Telescope Project. A potentially hazardous asteroid ...

An asteroid about the length of three football fields is due to pass closely – but safely – by Earth in a matter of hours. Talk of asteroids coming too close for comfort to Earth may remind people of ...

A large asteroid is expected to pass by Earth on the first full day of spring, March 21. At 1,300 to 2,230 feet wide, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says 2001 FO32 is the largest asteroid predicted ...